Adamantinoma

Adamantinoma
Micrograph (using H&E stain) of an adamantinoma showing the biphasic histomorphology.
SpecialtyOncology, rheumatology 

Adamantinoma (from Greek adamantinos 'very hard') is a rare bone cancer, making up less than 1% of all bone cancers. It almost always occurs in the bones of the lower leg and involves both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue.

The condition was first described by Fischer in 1913.

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